Patent · US Expired

Nematode-extracted anticoagulant protein

US5945275A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Corvas International, Inc. · US

Inventors

George P. Vlasuk · Carlsbad, US
Patrick Stanssens · Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
Joris Hilda Lieven Messens · Dilbeek, BE
Marc Jozef Lauwereys · Haaltert, BE
Yves Rene LaRoche · Brussels, BE
Laurent Jespers · Tervuren, BE
Yannick Gansemans · Ichtegem, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 18, 1994
Grant date	Aug 31, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 18, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K38/00
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Proteins which are potent anticoagulants and have at least one NAP domain and are described. These proteins having anticoagulant activity can be isolated from natural sources as nematodes, chemically synthesized or made by recombinant methods using various DNA expression systems.

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